mooky Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Money can't buy it. It's better than any antidepressant tablet. It is mysterious, beautiful, just about everything wonderful. I may not have good health, or much money but I am so enriched by it.What is it? It's a nightingale outside my bedroom window every night, so so beautiful; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Keeping you awake mooky? Chuck something at it. That'll soon get rid of the blighter. [6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Lucky mooky. I've still to hear one but OH heard one recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trees 2 Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 [quote user="sweet 17"]Lucky mooky. I've still to hear one but OH heard one recently.[/quote]Nightingales? Pah, common as muck.[:D] My mate who lives in Stainforth near Donny has one that sings in his garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Excellent! We, too, have them singing at night. The others we have around us are Hoopoes and Golden Orioles and the Barn Owl at night brings a smile to my face every time we hear it. A week ago we took a couple of days off in the Correze and saw a rather bizarre sight - rather than a flock of seagulls following the tractor ploughing the field there was about 12 or 15 Kites! What with the fantastic sight of migrating cranes twice a year, we certainly have some fascinating birdlife here in the Limousin. Enjoy your Nightingale, Mooky!Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastines Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 When taking the Grandchildren to The Forest of Villecartier, we saw a buzzard trying to pick up a red squirrel. I jumped out of the car and the Buzzard dropped the squirrel which managed to survive the experience and hide in some ivy. The first time I've seen a red squirrel even though I lived a few miles from Brownsea Island in Dorset. The grandchildren were totally unfazed by the event.Regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 [quote user="Grumpy"]Excellent! We, too, have them singing at night. The others we have around us are Hoopoes and Golden Orioles and the Barn Owl at night brings a smile to my face every time we hear it. A week ago we took a couple of days off in the Correze and saw a rather bizarre sight - rather than a flock of seagulls following the tractor ploughing the field there was about 12 or 15 Kites! What with the fantastic sight of migrating cranes twice a year, we certainly have some fascinating birdlife here in the Limousin. Enjoy your Nightingale, Mooky!Steve[/quote]We have Golden Oriels, Hoopoes, Owls and recently a pair of some sort of birds of prey. These latter are big and act and behave like birds of prey but I don't know enough to tell what sort they are. They are so elegant and assured as they swoop and circle and I swear they know I am watching them through my binocs because they kind of dive towards me and wheel about, showing their undersides and then their topsides. Amazing sight and me, knowing next to nothing about birds, but I am totally captivated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 I know how you feel Mooky. We have two new foals in the field next to us and they are heartbreakingly beautiful; all legs and eyes. I could watch them all day and very nearly do. Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterG Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 All my wife has is me snoring.............which sends her into the spare bedroom. Raptures...........NOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 [quote user="PeterG"]Raptures...........NOT[/quote]Sorry Peter, we were talking about raptors not raptures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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